Research projects
Our research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to produce high-impact research, tools and resources that will have positive health outcomes for Australia's First Nations.
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ACCOs and child welfare decision-making
Understanding how Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) are enacting new statutory authority in child welfare decision-making: An initial process evaluation of the Community Protecting Boorais Program
VACCA has led the work on transforming the Victorian child welfare system from a state-led system to an Aboriginal Community of Care model centred on culture,…
View researchModels of community care for children’s eye heath
Ngaaminya Project: A First Nations-led project mapping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community expectations of good eye health for children
This project will contribute to a broader strategy of building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determined models of care where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
View researchBacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to address school exclusion
Understanding and Resisting School Exclusion through the Education Justice Lab
The Education Justice Lab (EJL) is a program directed towards addressing school exclusion utilising Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and Indigenist methodologies. It positions Aboriginal and…
View researchActioning Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consent and data sharing priorities to guide community controlled health service best practice
Limited literature confirms lack of investigation into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s expectations about consent, data use, and health service data-sharing practices, especially decolonised…
View researchUnderstanding the key barriers and enablers for Aboriginal women pursuing a career in midwifery
Mob caring for Mob: Establishing educational pathways to midwifery for Aboriginal women to support the upscaling of Birthing on Country services
This project aims to decolonise and strengthen the maternity care workforce by improving the choices and pathways for Aboriginal women into tertiary education necessary for…
View researchStolen Generation Survivors’ and their descendants’ health and wellbeing
Exploring the health and wellbeing needs of Stolen Generations and their descendants in South Australia
This project is a foundational piece of research to examine what evidence exists in relation to the health and wellbeing of Stolen Generations and their…
View researchMeasuring the burden of iron deficiency in Aboriginal children under five years
Prevention, early detection and management of iron deficiency in children under 5 years at an ACCHO in far-western NSW
This study will measure the current burden of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in Maari Ma’s under-five-years Aboriginal population in Broken Hill and Wilcannia,…
View researchEmpowering Aboriginal students to make healthy choices and improve their overall wellbeing
Evaluating the pilot Healthy Deadly Kids Program designed by the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service
This project evaluates the pilot of the IAMS' Healthy Deadly Kids (HDK) program, a culturally safe school-based health education initiative designed to improve the health…
View researchStrengthening the cultural determinants of Maaman Aboriginal health, spirit and wellbeing
Maaman Waankiny Wur Walbriny
The Maaman Waankiny Wur Walbriny (Men Talking and Healing) project seeks to undertake a feasibility study into how cultural healing activities, such as on-Country supports…
View researchFirst Nations-led program to support Koori women’s breastfeeding journey
Yabilinya miya (learn together):
Yabilinya miya (learn together) breastfeeding program is led by a Wiradjuri midwife and Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation (RivMed), which gathered perspectives and experiences…
View researchAcknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
